TOMPKINS, Henry S

1848 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	TOMPKINS, Henry S
  Birth	3 Feb 1848	Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY
  Gender	Male
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I10070	Laur from Germany
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2016

  
  

  Father	TOMPKINS, Samuel,   b. Abt 1808, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Louisa,   b. Abt 1819, New York d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F4619	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	VOGT, Maria,   b. Jun 1848, New York d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	2 Mar 1871	Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY
  Notes	Niagara Gazette - 3/2/1937 In a house nearly filled with fragrant flowers sent by well-wishers Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Tompkins, of 642 Ninetieth street, today are receiving the congratulations of neighbors and friends on the celebration of their sixty-sixth wedding anniversary. The prominent La Salle couple was married on March 2, 1871. by the Rev Z. N. Hurd. of Pekin. For many years Mr. Tompkins, who owned a large fruit farm, served as justice of the peace of the village. Since his retirement they have spent the winters In Florida, returning to their Ninetieth street home for the summers. While friends continued to drop in throughout the day with personal congiatulations. Mr and Mrs. Tompkins received numerous letters and congratulatory telegrams from acquaintances who were unable to be present Wires were rereived early in the day from two sons, Cester, of St Marys, Idaho, and Harry, of Forth Worth, Texas, and two grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs. Tompkins also have two daughters at home. Mariam H. V , and Kathleen I. V.
  Children	1. TOMPKINS, Marion H V,   b. Abt 1876, New York d. Yes, date unknown   2. TOMPKINS, Chester H,   b. Abt 1879, New York d. Yes, date unknown   3. TOMPKINS, Kathleen S,   b. Jul 1881, New York d. Yes, date unknown   4. TOMPKINS, Harry K,   b. Mar 1886, New York d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F4618	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Feb 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Tompkins, Henry S., was born February 3, 1848, at Niagara Falls, N. Y., and is a son of the late Samuel Tompkins of that place. Henry S. Tompkins attended the public schools of his native town, until twenty years of age, when he entered the works of his father at La Salle to learn the manufacture of building brick, which he has chosen for his life vocation. He is also engaged in farming and fruit growing, owning a farm of fifty acres adjoining his brick kiln and works, and has a large orchard of 1,100 finely grafted fruit trees. Mr. Tompkins is a man of sterling worth, and has been eminently successful in his business operations. He has served the town of Niagara, where his business is located, for many years in various capacities, having been a justice of the peace for nineteen years, and was elected supervisor of his township in 1895 to serve for two years, and re-elected in 1897 for the same period of time. He has also served as assessor for three years, and as a member of the Board of School Trustees for twenty-five years, and justly deserves the high esteem in which he is held by his townsmen. In 1870 Mr. Tompkins was married to Miss Maria Vogt, and they have reared a family of two sons and two daughters.